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About Basahia Village

Basahia is a mid sized village in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 425 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.42 hectares hectares.

Basahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Dhaurahara
Area (hectares) 121.42 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 425
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basahia compares

By the 2011 count Basahia is the 163rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 121.42 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Basahia

Basahia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Basahia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basahia from other places

Basahia lies about 5.8 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Lakhimpur, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Basahia
Nearest town Lakhīmpur 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Lakhimpur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaurahara 5.8 km
District headquarters Kheri 5.8 km

Villages closest to Basahia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaurahara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Basahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Basahia village had a population of 820. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Basahia village has 425 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basahia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Basahia covers 121.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basahia falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Basahia is Lakhimpur, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Basahia.

Basahia is about 5.8 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basahia is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Lakhīmpur is about 5.5 km away. Lakhimpur is about 5.7 km away. Dhaurahara is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaria (under 2 km), Bhatpurwa Kalan (3.4 km) and Devi Purwa (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Basahia today is likely to be higher.

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